2022 population: 53,255
( 7,842 from 2010
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3,136 from 2020)
Land area: 1057.0 square miles
Population density: 50.4 persons per square mile
2022 Census data | |||
White: | 37,898 | 71.16% | ![]() |
Black: | 4,723 | 8.87% | ![]() |
Indian: | 855 | 1.61% | ![]() |
Asian: | 496 | 0.93% | ![]() |
2+ races: | 859 | 1.61% | ![]() |
Hispanic: | 8,424 | 15.82% | ![]() |
Total non-White: | 15,357 | 28.84% | ![]() |
2020-2022 Components | Number | Rate ![]() |
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Births: | 1,134 | 11.3 |
Deaths: | 2,022 | 20.2 |
Net Migration: ![]() | 4,046 | 40.4 |
Net Immigration: ![]() | 18 | 0.2 |
Change in White population: | 5,068 | 11.2 |
Change in Non-White pop.: | 2,774 | 6.1 |
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Housing Data | ||
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Number | % | |
Housing Units | 25,087 | |
Median Value | $151,100 | |
Occupied | 18,084 | 72.1% |
Vacant | 7,003 | 27.9% |
Owned | 14,110 | 78.0% |
Rented | 3,974 | 22.0% |
Median Rent | $920 | |
Single-Family Units | 17,749 | 70.7% |
Detached | 17,606 | 70.2% |
Attached | 143 | 0.6% |
Buldings with 5+ Units | 515 | 2.1% |
Mobile Homes | 5,681 | 22.6% |
Household Income | ||
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Range | Number | % |
Less than $10,000 | 1,315 | 7.3% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 898 | 5.0% |
$15,000 to $19,999 | 789 | 4.4% |
$20,000 to $24,999 | 687 | 3.8% |
$25,000 to $29,999 | 687 | 3.8% |
$30,000 to $34,999 | 1,065 | 5.9% |
$35,000 to $39,999 | 780 | 4.3% |
$40,000 to $44,999 | 871 | 4.8% |
$45,000 to $49,999 | 891 | 4.9% |
$50,000 to $59,999 | 1,498 | 8.3% |
$60,000 to $74,999 | 2,071 | 11.5% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 1,919 | 10.6% |
$100,000 to $124,999 | 1,804 | 10.0% |
$125,000 to $149,999 | 1,080 | 6.0% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 912 | 5.0% |
$200,000 or more | 817 | 4.5% |
Median Household Income | 57,315 | |
Per Capita Income | 27,922 | |
Cost of Living Index (100 = average) | ||
Compared to state | 85 | |
Compared to U.S. | 73 |
Welfare Households | ||
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Number | % | |
SSI | 1,223 | 6.8% |
Public Assistance | 309 | 1.7% |
Public Asst. or Food Stamps | 3,174 | 17.6% |
Labor Force, Ages 25-64 | ||
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Number | % | |
Employed | 14,058 | 52.7% |
Unemployed | 1,667 | 6.3% |
In Armed Forces | 2 | 0.0% |
Total Labor Force | 15,727 | 59.0% |
Not in Labor Force | 10,925 | 41.0% |
Real Unemployment Rate | 47.2% |
Class of Worker | |||
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Male | Female | % Male | |
Private Sector | 6,921 | 5,085 | 57.6% |
Non-Profit | 367 | 450 | 44.9% |
Self-Employed | 1,424 | 552 | 72.1% |
Local Government | 796 | 736 | 52.0% |
State Government | 511 | 883 | 36.7% |
Federal Government | 163 | 335 | 32.7% |
Total Private + Self | 8,345 | 5,637 | 59.7% |
Total Non-Profit + Govt. | 1,837 | 2,404 | 43.3% |
Total | 10,182 | 8,041 | 55.9% |
Pct. Govt. | 18.8% |
Occupation | ||
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Number | % | |
Management, Business, Science, Arts | 2,033 | 11.1% |
Sales and Office Occupations | 4,062 | 22.2% |
Professional, Technical | 2,773 | 15.1% |
Service Occupations | 2,981 | 16.3% |
Farming, Forestry, Fishing | 249 | 1.4% |
All others | 6,468 | 35.3% |
White Collar | 48.4% |
Industry | ||
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Number | % | |
Construction | 2,680 | 14.6% |
Health care and social assistance | 2,087 | 11.4% |
Retail trade | 1,985 | 10.8% |
Manufacturing | 1,639 | 8.9% |
Public administration | 1,543 | 8.4% |
Educational services | 1,301 | 7.1% |
Accommodation and food services | 979 | 5.3% |
Transportation and warehousing | 934 | 5.1% |
Professional, scientific, technical | 765 | 4.2% |
Other services | 753 | 4.1% |
Administrative, support, waste mgmt. | 604 | 3.3% |
Finance and insurance | 543 | 3.0% |
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction | 516 | 2.8% |
Utilities | 416 | 2.3% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting | 381 | 2.1% |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 360 | 2.0% |
Wholesale trade | 356 | 1.9% |
Arts, entertainment, recreation | 350 | 1.9% |
Information | 125 | 0.7% |
Hispanic Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Mexican | 6,760 | 13.38% |
Puerto Rican | 286 | 0.57% |
Cuban | 114 | 0.23% |
Dominican | 8 | 0.02% |
Total Central American | 299 | 0.59% |
Costa Rican | 7 | 0.01% |
Guatemalan | 15 | 0.03% |
Honduran | 17 | 0.03% |
Nicaraguan | 2 | 0.00% |
Panamanian | 0 | 0.00% |
Salvadoran | 242 | 0.48% |
Other Central American | 16 | 0.03% |
Total South American | 77 | 0.15% |
Argentinean | 0 | 0.00% |
Bolivian | 0 | 0.00% |
Chilean | 0 | 0.00% |
Colombian | 0 | 0.00% |
Ecuadorian | 0 | 0.00% |
Paraguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Peruvian | 0 | 0.00% |
Uruguayan | 0 | 0.00% |
Venezuelan | 77 | 0.15% |
Other South American | 0 | 0.00% |
Other Hispanic | 322 | 0.64% |
Asian Breakdown | ||
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Country | Number | % |
Cambodian | 87 | 0.17% |
Korean | 74 | 0.15% |
Vietnamese | 47 | 0.09% |
Filipino | 44 | 0.09% |
Chinese | 25 | 0.05% |
Thai | 24 | 0.05% |
Indian | 14 | 0.03% |
Laotian | 6 | 0.01% |
Language Spoken at Home | ||
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Language | Number | % |
English | 41,485 | 86.4% |
Spanish | 5,843 | 12.2% |
Other | 194 | 0.4% |
Other Asian | 116 | 0.2% |
Arabic | 85 | 0.2% |
German, other Germanic | 60 | 0.1% |
Korean | 58 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European | 54 | 0.1% |
Vietnamese | 47 | 0.1% |
Ancestry | ||
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Country | Number | % |
American | 5,959 | 11.8% |
Irish | 4,982 | 9.9% |
German | 4,934 | 9.8% |
English | 4,043 | 8.0% |
French | 983 | 1.9% |
Italian | 909 | 1.8% |
European | 871 | 1.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 626 | 1.2% |
Dutch | 586 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 503 | 1.0% |
Welsh | 491 | 1.0% |
Norwegian | 465 | 0.9% |
Polish | 406 | 0.8% |
Czech | 312 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 283 | 0.6% |
Citizenship & Nativity | ||
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Number | % | |
U.S. citizen | 49,301 | 97.6% |
Not a citizen | 1,235 | 2.4% |
Native | 48,177 | 95.3% |
Foreign-born | 2,359 | 4.7% |
Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older | |||||||||||
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< 9 Years | 9-12 Years | H.S. Grad or GED | Some College | Bach. Degree | Grad Degree | ||||||
2,487 | 6.8% | 4,319 | 11.8% | 13,608 | 37.3% | 11,299 | 30.9% | 3,197 | 8.8% | 1,620 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Population 25 Years and Older | ||
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< 9 Years | 2,487 | 6.8% |
9-12 Years | 4,319 | 11.8% |
H.S. Grad or GED | 13,608 | 37.3% |
Some College | 11,299 | 30.9% |
Bach. Degree | 3,197 | 8.8% |
Grad Degree | 1,620 | 4.4% |
Average years of education: 12.2 |
Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||
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Year | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Unemp. Rate | State Avg. |
1990 | 11,655 | 10,932 | 723 | 6.2% | 6.4% |
1991 | 12,028 | 11,153 | 875 | 7.3% | 7.0% |
1992 | 13,058 | 11,905 | 1,153 | 8.8% | 7.7% |
1993 | 13,469 | 12,303 | 1,166 | 8.7% | 7.2% |
1994 | 14,397 | 13,294 | 1,103 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
1995 | 14,615 | 13,741 | 874 | 6.0% | 6.1% |
1996 | 15,005 | 14,146 | 859 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
1997 | 15,003 | 14,051 | 952 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
1998 | 15,063 | 14,119 | 944 | 6.3% | 5.0% |
1999 | 15,087 | 14,217 | 870 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
2000 | 15,928 | 14,982 | 946 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2001 | 16,013 | 15,018 | 995 | 6.2% | 5.0% |
2002 | 16,532 | 15,245 | 1,287 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
2003 | 17,174 | 15,773 | 1,401 | 8.2% | 6.7% |
2004 | 17,321 | 16,074 | 1,247 | 7.2% | 6.0% |
2005 | 16,810 | 15,655 | 1,155 | 6.9% | 5.5% |
2006 | 16,929 | 15,889 | 1,040 | 6.1% | 5.0% |
2007 | 16,620 | 15,637 | 983 | 5.9% | 4.4% |
2008 | 16,788 | 15,744 | 1,044 | 6.2% | 4.9% |
2009 | 18,027 | 16,398 | 1,629 | 9.0% | 7.5% |
2010 | 17,598 | 15,877 | 1,721 | 9.8% | 8.2% |
2011 | 17,660 | 15,954 | 1,706 | 9.7% | 8.0% |
2012 | 17,500 | 16,103 | 1,397 | 8.0% | 6.7% |
2013 | 17,341 | 15,990 | 1,351 | 7.8% | 6.3% |
2014 | 17,208 | 16,084 | 1,124 | 6.5% | 5.2% |
2015 | 17,049 | 16,009 | 1,040 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
2016 | 17,388 | 16,287 | 1,101 | 6.3% | 4.6% |
2017 | 17,526 | 16,451 | 1,075 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
2018 | 17,834 | 16,928 | 906 | 5.1% | 3.9% |
2019 | 18,031 | 17,166 | 865 | 4.8% | 3.5% |
2020 | 18,357 | 16,755 | 1,602 | 8.7% | 7.6% |
2021 | 18,721 | 17,241 | 1,480 | 7.9% | 5.6% |
2022 | 18,708 | 17,672 | 1,036 | 5.5% | 3.9% |
2023 | 19,046 | 18,026 | 1,020 | 5.4% | 3.9% |